The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right foot plantar wart, right foot hammertoe, and a condition claimed as right foot deformity due to incomplete service treatment records. The Veteran should be provided with a C&P examination and etiology opinion regarding his conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran has current diagnoses of right foot plantar wart, right foot hammertoe, and a condition claimed as right foot deformity, which began during service and are related to service. However, due to incomplete records, the Veteran should be provided with an examination and etiology opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot plantar wart, right foot hammertoe, right foot deformity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22013696
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection of various foot and shoulder conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left foot deformity as they need further development, specifically an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's foot disability has been aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee pain.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the veteran's right ankle condition as secondary to other service-connected conditions.
- Partly granted
The veteran is granted a 10% rating for their right foot plantar wart but denied an earlier effective date.
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